Serving in Afghanistan on 9/11

The World

It’s been 17 years since the attacks on Sept. 11, 2001, and thousands of US military personnel are still deployed in Afghanistan. Host Marco Werman speaks with US Army 1st Lt Erica MacSwan in Kandahar. She was in second grade when the attacks took place — her father had a narrow escape that day in downtown Manhattan.

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